A Design-based Approach to Enhancing Technical Drawing Skills in Design and Engineering Education using VR and AR Tools

O. Huerta, A. Kus, E. Unver, R. Arslan, M. Dawood, M. Kofoğlu, V. Ivanov

2019

Abstract

There are concerns from higher education (HE) institutions and industry about the decline in standards of technical drawings (TDs) due to the lack of understanding of basic geometric construction and the conventions of drafting skills that underpin the best practices. There is growing evidence that simulations/animations along with augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technologies can improve learners’ engagement, competence, and skills; especially when compared to traditional didactic methods. However, this approach to teaching and learning (T&L) is difficult when studied at distance, or without access to the appropriate technologies to carry out the suggested activities. Leading to the need to develop appropriate methods and content that suit this pedagogical problem. This paper describes the development of an AR/VR application to support the T&L of design and engineering students in education and industry. Using a multi-disciplinary design-based research methodology, this European (UK, Bulgaria, Turkey) funded research project combines pedagogy and technology to approach TDs education problems; and to develop an AR/VR education solution to address learning difficulties within the different critical TDs categories identified. This development is based on findings from an international study in three different categories covering the perception of TDs education, assessing of TDs knowledge and ability, and expectations of TDs education. This research project also covers the difficulties and good practices of multi-disciplinary teams for developing TDs and AR/VR contents where the approaches to T&L may differ between practices.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Huerta O., Kus A., Unver E., Arslan R., Dawood M., Kofoğlu M. and Ivanov V. (2019). A Design-based Approach to Enhancing Technical Drawing Skills in Design and Engineering Education using VR and AR Tools. In Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2019) - Volume 3: IVAPP; ISBN 978-989-758-354-4, SciTePress, pages 306-313. DOI: 10.5220/0007566003060313

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ivapp19,
author={O. Huerta and A. Kus and E. Unver and R. Arslan and M. Dawood and M. Kofoğlu and V. Ivanov},
title={A Design-based Approach to Enhancing Technical Drawing Skills in Design and Engineering Education using VR and AR Tools},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2019) - Volume 3: IVAPP},
year={2019},
pages={306-313},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007566003060313},
isbn={978-989-758-354-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2019) - Volume 3: IVAPP
TI - A Design-based Approach to Enhancing Technical Drawing Skills in Design and Engineering Education using VR and AR Tools
SN - 978-989-758-354-4
AU - Huerta O.
AU - Kus A.
AU - Unver E.
AU - Arslan R.
AU - Dawood M.
AU - Kofoğlu M.
AU - Ivanov V.
PY - 2019
SP - 306
EP - 313
DO - 10.5220/0007566003060313
PB - SciTePress